I really hope it's not a permanent stop either, i think the anecdotes/comments add something and I know for me it's also causing me to go back and listen more thoroughly to releases etc.
I really hope that something(s) didn't happen to further discourage him or make him change his outlook on it. It is a little surprising that more people haven't voted yet considering it's dynamic, but I know for me these are not cheapened because they're free, especially the longer this has been going on/sweeter over time.